ecological||succession

the||apiary (noun: a place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives) is an electro-acoustic experimental ambient duo playing viola and electronics. Through field recording, structured improvisation and poetry, they create complex, textural, living environments; they get lost and find new paths to strange places. In the||apiary, there is space to listen, reflect and be taken somewhere else; an organic softness that may embrace an ear; whisper things in long-forgotten languages.

In January 2024 the||apiary is presenting their first studio EP: ecological||succession. In this work, they meditate on the ecological concept of succession, whereby ecosystems change from barren environments to ones brimming with sonic activity. "We want to develop this EP to give a voice to our environment; to make the landscape sing. Given the situation we are in as a species (the rapid destruction of our natural world), it is of vital importance that we learn to listen to the things around us, and the beings surrounding us. This EP is an attempt at doing so."

Fish, Swords & Trombones is the newest project from Thomas Myrmel, together with Omer Sigler (gtr) and** Wytze Minne de Swart** (sax). Together this new trio unabashedly explores the delicate material surrounding the precarious position of Antartica. Drawing from Myrmel's research on the southern continent in 2019, the collection of texts concerning the rapid changes in biology, climate and geography aim to cultivate a renewed love for this beating heart of the planet we call home. Icy synths, crystallized distortions and glaciers of noise wrap Myrmels intense vocals in an emergency blanket, grasping at the futility, absurdity and joy of yet another far off crisis brought home.

Christian Johannes, Marike Knegtering || Thomas Myrmel, Wytze Minne Swart & Omer Sigler